Why is the Christian Life So Hard?

St. Paul commands us in Colossians 3:1 to “seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”  In this context, to “seek” does not mean to ignore or withdraw from the world.  Rather, just as Moses was to follow the heavenly pattern he received on Mt. Sinai for making the holy items, so we are to follow the heavenly pattern as set forth and demonstrated by Jesus Christ.  What does this look like?  Verses 12 and 13 paint a clear picture of the “holy items” that adorn the imitation of Christ:  “compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other…”  This is what kingdom living looks like.  The question I have for myself is:  “why is it so hard?  Why do I fail so often?”  Christianity is not for cowards…just sayin’